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Thursday, June 12, 2014

Merrick - Pet Product Review & #Giveaway

Baron needs a new food. He is so picky that he suddenly quits eating his food before you can finish a bag. His parents want it to be safe & healthy, yummy, and made in the USA. I went searching for a pawsome food for Baron because I know more about dog food than he does. He wants both a dry food and a wet food.

Luckily my pals at Merrick were able to help me out. They make both wet and dry dog food that have the quality we're looking for.

Merrick explains their commitment to safety and quality with their Merrick Five Star Promises. Merrick is made in the USA with locally grown ingredients. None of the ingredients are from China. Since Merrick's foods are made in their own kitchen, Baron won't need to worry about cross-contamination from a shared facility. Merrick is the first pet food company to have achieved SQF level 3 certification. Level 3 is the best SQF certification available. SQF levels are certified by the Safe Quality Food Institute.

Baron is one of those dogs who gets allergy itches, so we asked Merrick for the Grain Free Real Lamb & Sweet Potato dry food. Baron likes wet food mixed with his dry food, and he wants the big chunks broken into smaller bites. Did I mention that Baron is picky? We mixed some Merrick Chunky Big Texas Steak Tips Dinner canned food with the Merrick Grain Free Real Lamb & Sweet Potato dry food.

Of course Mom just had to read the ingredients to be sure there weren't any weird things in the food - there aren't any. Now that I've found a food with the qualities Baron's family wants, let's see if it passes the taste test.

I helped test the Chunky Big Texas Steak Tips Dinner. Baron may prefer smaller bites, but I say bigger is better. BOL! Merrick is right, you can eat their chunky food with a fork! This piece is so big I have to open real wide to fit it in my mouth. BOL! Mom didn't use a spoon at all, not even for the gravy, just my fork.

After Mom finished feeding me with the fork, I licked up the gravy in my bowl. Baron is too nervous to eat near me because I am greedy about food. You know everything belongs to me, right? Baron happily ate his Merrick dinner inside the safety of his crate. Taste test passed! Baron is now a Merrick dog.

Chunky Flavors:

Merrick Chunky Pappy's Pot Roast Dinner

Merrick Chunky Colossal Chicken Dinner

Merrick Chunky Carvers Delight Dinner

Merrick Chunky Big Texas Steak Tips Dinner

Let's not forget desert! These yummy Kitchen Bites Wingalings biscuits are just the thing to finish up a delicious Merrick meal.

Kitchen Bites Flavors:

I know there is more in that big Merrick box, c'mon Mom, let me see what else is in there.

These aren't Merrick, they are Organix, but they're in my Merrick box. Hmm... This is a mystery. Mystery solved: Organix is a Castor & Pollux brand. Castor & Pollux is part of the Merrick corporation. Organix products are organic, all natural, and made in the USA.

Organix Jerky Chip Cookies are delicious. These oatmeal cookies have chips of meat in them! They are easy to break into small pieces for Baron, or to use as training treats. Naturally, I want the whole cookie, or 2, or 3, or 4.... BOL!

Organix Jerky Chip Cookie Flavors:

Oatmeal & Beef

Oatmeal & Lamb

Oatmeal & Salmon

Oatmeal & chicken

Woo! Hoo! I got 2 whole cookies! One was Oatmeal & Beef, and the other one was Oatmeal & Lamb. Yum, this was a delicious day!

After eating all of those Merrick goodies, it's time to clean my teeth.

Wait a minute, there's more in the box! Merrick included 2 bags of dental chews. I have Lil' Brush Dental Bones and Dental Texas Toothpicks! Let me chew one of each, you know I like to be thorough in my taste testing.

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receive any monetary compensation for this review. I was given a
free product to review. The opinions in this review are my own and
not influenced by any outsider.

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am not responsible for lost/missing
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Whoops! I made my last comment before looking at what things you were asking! BOL! I can be something of a picky eater, but not overly so. Mom says I don't seem to have any allergies, which is good! I don't know what my favorite Merrick food is - maybe if I win this I can have a chance of finding out! BOL

My mom used to have the groceries delivered twice a month. But now I'm 14 years old & have developed inflammatory bowel disease. One thing nobody tells you is that it also takes your sense of smell. Now I send mom to the store, in person, almost every single day. I keep her guessing....if she brings home something I like, she runs right back out to buy it all up. So, of course, I can't keep eating that. So then she runs back out to the store to find something for me to eat that I haven't tried yet. This is loads of fun.....but she looks terrible. We just passed the 6 month mark, and I finally see her getting gray hairs. This is great!

I have five rescued Treeing Walker Coonhounds who will eat just about anything you give them. However, as their mom I am working on making sure they are getting healthy food without things they don't need, like corn and wheat and other fillers. Suki is 13 and needs a food that is gentle on her senior system. Ran, Kenji, and Seiji are all around 4 years old - active, healthy, and healthy weight. Kyoko is five and had almost been starved to death before being dumped at the kill shelter I adopted her from. She is no longer emaciated, and in fact has gotten TOO chubby and now I'm working on getting her to lose some weight.

Oh, I loves me the Merrick stuffs!!! I don't eat their foods (cause I gets my kibbles from the vettie) butts I do loves their treaties!! Top notch fursure!!! Since this is also a food giveaway, I thinks I'm gonna let some other lucky doggie gets the chance to win the most FABulous prize box!! You do the bestest reviews Pepper! And it sure looks like you loved the goodies!!Good lucks everyone!Kisses,Ruby ♥

We LOVE Merrick and Jozi's favorite is the grain free food....she is dieting so does not get many treats and mom has not bought any of the Merrick treats yet but she'd be willing to let Jozi try some if we won. Thanks so much for offering such a HUGE and AWESOME giveaway!

I was in a local pet boutique today and they have the new grain free dry on the shelf. :) I think they have the new chunky cans too, but I couldn't get close enough to read the labels. (A big dog was trying to sniff me, and I wanted to get away from him.)Hugs,Pepper

Shyla is a very picky eater and she has beef allergies too. She hasn't tried Merrick's dry food but I think she would do well on the Classic Adult Toy & Small Breed Real Chicken with Brown Rice & Green Pea formula. Shyla eats the Grain Free 96% Real cans and just loves them!

Shyla is a very picky eater and she has beef allergies too. She hasn't tried Merrick's dry food but I think she would do well on the Classic Adult Toy & Small Breed Real Chicken with Brown Rice & Green Pea formula. Shyla eats the Grain Free 96% Real cans and just loves them!

My English Mastiff, Jasmine can be very picky when it comes to her food. At dinner, she has to have her dry food mixed with a little bit of wet food. She is very spoiled. No allergies and we haven't tried Merrick foods yet.

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Disclosure: Please remember Mom and I are not a veterinarian or any other type of professional. We would like to encourage everyone to check with their veterinarian before changing any of their pet's medicines, pesticides, or supplements.

Review Disclosure: I did not receive any monetary compensation for this review. I was given a free product to review. The opinions in this review are my own and not influenced by any outsider.

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